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I am a 32 year old mom to two boys.I have a 8 year old son and a 4 year old son. I have been married for 9 years and I am a stay at home mom that loves to cook,bake, and blog and spend time with my family in any spare time that we get in our busy lives.

Heat butter and oil over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and saute for a minute or so. Pour in tomato sauce and add salt, pepper, and sugar to taste. Stir and cook over low heat for 25 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Remove from heat and stir in cream. Add cheese to taste, then check seasonings. Stir in pasta and chopped basil and serve immediately. (Thin with pasta water before adding basil if needed.)

* I got this recipe from thepioneerwomanI loved this I used a bottle of ragu basil and tomato pasta sauce in place of the tomato sauce and also used 1tsp salt 3/4 tsp pepper and 1 tsp sugar.

two 15 ounce cansbeans, I used black and red beans, whatever you prefer

15 ounce canRotel diced tomatoes

2 tablespoonsground cumin

1 1/2 tablespoonschili powder (I used 2T)

1/2 cupfresh chopped cilantro

Cook tortellini according to package directions. Heat olive oil into a large dutch oven over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic for about 5 minutes then brown beef until browned. Drain if necessary. Add broth, tomatoes, beans, cumin, chili powder and cilantro. Add cooked tortellini and heat for 10 minutes or until hot. Reduce heat to a low simmer until ready to serve.

Makes 8-10 Servings

* I got this recipe from picky-palate I thought that it was pretty good I used frozen tortellini and just added it to the soup 8-10 min before it was done so cook up the noodles. Topped with some cheese and sour cream